2. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights stipulates that secondary and higher education should be free gradually.
3. Article 46 of the Constitution of China 1: People's Republic of China (PRC) citizens have the right and obligation to receive education.
4. The Compulsory Education Law guarantees the right of school-age children and adolescents in compulsory education.
5. Law on the Protection of Minors: Minors have the right to education: parents or guardians should respect minors' right to education, and must make school-age minors receive compulsory education in accordance with regulations, and must not make minors who receive compulsory education drop out of school.
6. Other laws and regulations, such as the Vocational Education Law, the Higher Education Law, the Regulations on Academic Degrees, and the Education Law, have no explicit provisions on the right to education, but they all take the protection of citizens' right to education as their legislative purpose.